A Critical Review on the Book “Parliament and the Development of the National Economy in Iran”

The book “Parliament and the Development of National Economy in Iran” is a book that examines the role of parliament in the underdevelopment of Iran's national economy. The main issue is the book of Iran's underdevelopment, but the author makes no mention of the problematic role of parliament in development. In the theoretical explanation of the problem, the book tries to combine the theories of Katozian, Leftovich, and the rentier state by choosing the theory of rational choice as the starting point in order to explain the underdevelopment. Finally, the author confirms his theoretical framework, arguing that the combination of the effects of the rentier government and the dual-majority electoral system as a structured platform for the action of political actors weakens the national economy. A critical review of the book shows that the author has not been able to express his problem accurately. The theories used in the research are incompletely presented. The research method has lost its critical aspect and the theories used are responsible for establishing relationships between variables; something that had to be done by reasoning. The presence and absence of the book with the comprehensive presence of the variables were done in a defective way and the research results did not result from the theoretical and methodological requirements of the book.